Simone de Beauvoir quote about existence from The Second Sex - Every individual concerned with justifying his existence experiences his existence as an indefinite need to transcend himself.
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“ Every individual concerned with justifying his existence experiences his existence as an indefinite need to transcend himself. ”
 Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949). copy citation

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Author Simone de Beauvoir
Source The Second Sex
Topic existence transcending justification
Date 1949
Language English
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Note Translated by Constance Borde and 
Sheila Malovany Chevallier
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“Tout individu qui a le souci de justifier son existence éprouve celle-ci comme un besoin indéfini de se transcender.” Simone de Beauvoir, Le Deuxième Sexe

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Simone de Beauvoir quote about existence from The Second Sex - Every individual concerned with justifying his existence experiences his existence as an indefinite need to transcend himself.
Simone de Beauvoir quote about existence from The Second Sex - Every individual concerned with justifying his existence experiences his existence as an indefinite need to transcend himself.